Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
574
574
573
506
506
312
361
304
453
383
334
309
399
535
637
540
872
1189
935
690
539
509
864
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:27PM1.72m
11:59AM1.72m
00:18AM1.68m
12:49PM1.72m
1:06AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.32m
5:37AM0.28m
6:04PM0.38m
6:25AM0.33m
6:54PM0.42m
7:11AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
4
1
1
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
1.2
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
14
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
690
574
574
573
506
506
312
361
131
265
356
334
248
175
188
233
255
261
226
180
184
161
120
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
NE
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.5
E
8
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
29
23
23
26
29
30
44
57
304
453
352
101
67
67
141
300
250
34
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
15
6
32
8
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1
S
14
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
7
2
S
7
2
S
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.8
S
12
Energy kJ
216
287
383
170
309
399
535
637
540
872
1189
935
690
539
509
864
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
36
16
13
13
13
216
216
163
36
13
36
35
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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